Education Statistics (Cheshire)

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average amount spent per pupil in (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in Cheshire was in each year between 2001 and 2005.

Jacqui Smith: The information requested for the years 2001–02 to 2003–04 is given in the table.
	The information for 2004–05 is not due to be collected until October 2005.
	
		
			 School based expenditure(1) , (2) , (3) per pupil (4) in Cheshire LEA since 2001 (2) , (3) 
			   £ 
			  School based expenditure per pupil 
			  Primary Secondary 
		
		
			 2001–02 2,060 2,890 
			
			 2002–03 2,340 2,990 
			 2003–04 2,540 3,280 
		
	
	(1) School based expenditure includes only expenditure incurred directly by the schools. This includes the pay of teachers and school based support staff, school premises costs, books and equipment, and certain other supplies and services, less any capital items funded from recurrent spending and income from sales, fees and charges and rents and rates. This excludes the central cost of support services such as home to school transport, local authority administration and the financing of capital expenditure.
	(2) 2002–03 saw a break in the time series following the introduction of Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) and the associated restructuring of the Section 52 Outturn tables. The change in sources is shown by the blank row. For 2002–03 and 2003–04, school based expenditure is taken from Section 52 Outturn Table A Schools Net Current Expenditure. For 2001–02 the expenditure is calculated as lines one to 12 less lines 29, 30, 35 and 37 of Section 52 Outturn Table 3.
	(3) The 2001–02 calculation is broadly similar to the calculation in subsequent years. However, 2001–02 includes all premature retirement compensation (PRC) and Crombie payments, mandatory PRC payments and other indirect employee expenses, while in 2002–03 and 2003–04 only the schools element of these categories is included. Also, for some LEAs, expenditure that had previously been attributed to the school sectors in 2001–02 was reported within the LEA part of the form in 2002–03 and 2003–04 and would therefore be excluded, though this is not quantifiable from existing sources.
	(4) Pupil numbers include only those pupils attending maintained establishments within each sector and are drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
	Note:
	Figures are rounded to the nearest £10 in cash terms as reported by Cheshire LEA.

Morbidity Rates

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the death rate has been among people aged over 75 years in each of the last 24 months, broken down by major cause of death.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Lansley, dated 23 May 2005
	As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the death rate has been among people aged over 75 years in each of the last 24 months, broken down by major cause of death. (257)
	The latest year for which figures are available is 2003. The attached table shows the crude annual death rate at ages 75 and over and the number of deaths in each month in 2002 and 2003 at this age. Figures are given for five major cause groups, based on chapters of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
	
		Crude annual death rate(5) and number of deaths occurring in each month for the five most common cause groups(6), in persons aged 75 and over, England and Wales, 2002 and 2003 3
		
			  All causes Circulatory diseases Neoplasms Respiratory diseases Digestive diseases Mental disorders Other causes 
		
		
			 2002
			 Death rate 8,695.3 3,765.8 1,751.0 1,360.0 340.4 309.0 1,169.1 
			 
			 Number of deaths in:  
			 All months 348,221 150,808 70,121 54,464 13,634 12,375 46,819 
			 January 37,563 15,786 6,390 7,838 1,250 1,524 4,775 
			 February 28,952 12,541 5,270 5,193 1,090 1,063 3,795 
			 March 30,606 13,396 5,986 5,001 1,124 1,031 4,068 
			 April 28,167 12,315 5,713 4,262 1,150 1,021 3,706 
			 May 27,501 12,055 5,866 3,912 1,069 911 3,688 
			 June 26,127 11,353 5,613 3,690 1,074 827 3,570 
			 July 26,751 11,580 5,853 3,711 1,032 876 3,699 
			 August 25,927 11,084 5,806 3,438 1,114 822 3,663 
			 September 25,672 11,170 5,619 3,380 1,129 875 3,499 
			 October 29,220 12,742 6,149 4,177 1,158 1,086 3,908 
			 November 28,405 12,347 5,695 4,340 1,140 1,061 3,822 
			 December 33,330 14,439 6,161 5,522 1,304 1,278 4,626 
			 2003
			 Death rate 8,780.3 3,698.6 1,743.3 1451.1 347.1 321.8 1,218.5 
			 
			 Number of deaths in:  
			 All months 354,196 149,201 70,326 58,536 14,000 12,980 49,153 
			 January 34,471 14,674 6,056 6,410 1,264 1,309 4,758 
			 February 29,730 12,562 5,511 5,172 1,208 1,092 4,185 
			 March 31,256 13,392 6,066 5,267 1,149 1,107 4,275 
			 April 29,628 12,715 5,663 4,963 1,186 1,042 4,059 
			 May 28,336 12,148 5,804 4,355 1,201 942 3,886 
			 June 25,687 10,766 5,731 3,727 1,063 897 3,503 
			 July 26,428 11,110 5,895 3,734 1,062 909 3,718 
			 August 27,661 11,447 5,828 4,144 1,101 1,026 4,115 
			 September 26,067 11,066 5,651 3,588 1,102 961 3,699 
			 October 29,197 12,428 6,008 4,431 1,149 1,129 4,052 
			 November 31,318 12,666 5,907 5,982 1,206 1,260 4,297 
			 December 34,417 14,227 6,206 6,763 1,309 1,306 4,606 
		
	
	(5) Rate per 100,000 persons aged 75 and over, based on mid-year population estimate for 2002 and 2003, published in October 2004. In 2002 and 2003, there were 4,004,700 and 4,034,000 persons at ages 75 and over, respectively.
	(6) The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
	The codes used are listed:
	Diseases of the circulatory system—I00-I99;
	Neoplasms—C00-D48;
	Diseases of the respiratory system—J00-J99;
	Diseases of the digestive system—K00-K93;
	Mental and behavioural disorders—F00-F99.
	(7) Figures are based on deaths occurring in each month and calendar year.

Self-harm

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the death rate from intentional self-harm and injury of undetermined extent has been in each year since 1975.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Lansley, dated 23 May 2005
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what the death rate from intentional self-harm and injury of undetermined intent has been in each year since 1975. (245)
	The most recent available figures on intentional self-harm and injury of undetermined intent are for the calendar year 2003. The figures in the attached table show the age-standardised mortality rate for intentional self-harm and injury of undetermined intent by sex and for all persons for the calendar years 1975 to 2003.
	
		Age-standardised mortality rate(8) from intentional self-harm(9) and injury of undetermined intent,(10) by sex, England and Wales, 1975 to 2003 4
		
			  Rate per 100,000 
			 Calendar year Male Female Person 
		
		
			 1975 12.6 8.1 10.2 
			 1976 13.4 8.3 10.7 
			 1977 13.6 8.5 10.9 
			 1978 13.8 8.4 11.0 
			 1979 14.1 8.6 11.3 
			 1980 14.3 8.5 11.3 
			 1981 15.1 8.1 11.5 
			 1982 14.9 7.7 11.2 
			 1983 14.8 7.3 10.9 
			 1984 14.9 7.3 11.0 
			 1985 15.6 7.4 11.4 
			 1986 15.4 6.7 10.9 
			 1987 15.4 6.3 10.7 
			 1988 16.6 6.3 11.2 
			 1989 15.0 5.5 10.1 
			 1990 16.0 5.3 10.5 
			 1991 16.0 5.1 10.4 
			 1992 16.0 5.1 10.4 
			 1993 15.2 4.8 9.9 
			 1994 15.1 4.4 9.6 
			 1995 14.9 4.6 9.7 
			 1996 14.1 4.4 9.1 
			 1997 14.4 4.5 9.3 
			 1998 15.2 4.3 9.6 
			 1999 15.0 4.5 9.6 
			 2000 13.9 4.4 9.1 
			 2001 13.4 4.0 8.6 
			 2002 13.1 4.1 8.5 
			 2003 12.9 4.1 8.4 
		
	
	(8) Directly age-standardised to the European standard population.
	(9) The cause of death for intentional self harm was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision (ICD-8) codes E950-E959 for the years 1975 to 1978, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959for the years 1986 to 2000, and, for the years 2001 to 2003, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84.
	(10) The cause of death for injury of undetermined intent was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision (ICD-8) codes E980-E989for the years 1975 to 1978, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E980-E989 excluding E988.8 for the years 1986 to 2000, and, for the years 2001 to 2003, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes YJO-Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the Coroner's verdict was pending.
	(11) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year from 1975 to 1992 and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 onwards.

Gas

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what his estimate is of the UK's gas reserves; and how many months' supply was available as at 17 May.

Malcolm Wicks: Each year the Department compiles estimates of the discovered gas reserves and undiscovered gas resources on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). These estimates are published on the DTI's Oil and Gas website [at http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/information/bb updates/chapters/reserves index.html]. The latest published estimates relate to the position as at the end of 2003; estimates as at the end of 2004 are due to be released in June. The published figures are given as ranges depending on the degree of certainty attaching to the estimates. The number of months' supply represented by these resources would depend on the month in question, since gas production (like gas demand) is not flat through the year (being lower in summer and higher in winter) or from year to year (production is now generally falling while demand is flat or rising slowly). Gas production from the UKCS is expected to continue for many years to come but already it no longer meets UK demand on an annual basis though it does still in summer months.

Naval Repairs and Refits

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent in each of HM Dockyard on repairs and refits of warships and auxiliaries in each year since 1997.

Adam Ingram: A record of the Department's expenditure in each financial year (FY) since 1997 is set out in the table.
	
		
			  £ million 
			  Devonport Rosyth Portsmouth 
		
		
			 1997–98 205.437 200.737 n/a 
			 1998–99 173.872 226.745 n/a 
			 1999–2000 116.982 221.032 50.177 
			 2000–01 175.890 145.451 61.750 
			 2001–02 222.892 205.480 43.169 
			 2002–03 211.638 124.235 31.729 
			 2003–04 175.475 120.416 51.948 
			 2004–05 192.880 70.698 29.631 
		
	
	n/a = Not available
	The comparatively low figures for Portsmouth reflect the decision taken in 1992 that it would concentrate on repairs and support to surface ships based there. Devonport and Rosyth retained full dockyard capability to undertake major refits and repairs, and following a decision in 1993, submarine refit work is now concentrated at Devonport.
	The data relating to FYs 1997–98 to 2001–02 has been taken from the Statements of Ship Refitting and Repair Activity, which were produced annually. These statements were discontinued when the Warship Support Agency was formed in 2002, as key elements of the Agency's performance were published in its audited Annual Report and Accounts.
	The figures for FY 2002–03 and beyond, which are not held centrally, include the cost of work specified in the contract; work that cannot be specified with any certainty at the start of a contract (emergent work); and equipment which has been upgraded to improve capability and performance. They exclude costs relating to materials supplied by the Department and to the overhaul of any spares that can be repaired and re-used in other vessels. Costs directly attributable to the Warship Support Modernisation Initiative (WSMI) contracts at the naval bases have also been excluded.
	In FY 2001–02 the Department moved from a cash accounting system to resource-based accounting. This means that figures for the years up to and including FY 2001–02 reflect cash payments made in each of those years. However, from FY 2002–03 onwards, the figures reflect the value of the work completed in each year, rather than the year in which payment was made, which may be different.

NHS Bodies (Review)

Frank Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the arm's length NHS bodies covered by the recent review, indicating in each case their 2005–06 budget, the date on which they were established and what has been decided about their future.

Jane Kennedy: A list of arm's length bodies covered by the recent review is shown in the table.
	
		
			 Department of Health arm's length bodies covered by the 2004 review Budget for 2005–06 (£000) 1 Date of establishment  Decisions about future status 
		
		
			 Healthcare Commission 78,732 1 April 2004 To merge with the Commission for Social Care Inspection by 2008 
			 Mental Health Act Commission 5,218 Before 1998 To merge with the Healthcare Commission by 1 April 2007 
			 Commission for Social Care Inspection 144,260 1 April 2004 To merge with the Healthcare Commission by 2008 
			 Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (Monitor) 12,000 1 April 2004 Currently an executive non-departmental public body. Future status to be confirmed 
			 Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health 29,930 1 January 2003 To be dissolved by 1 August 2006 
			 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 9,421(13) Before 1998 To merge with Human Tissue Authority by 1 April 2008 to become Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryology, an executive non-departmental public body 
			 Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals 1,950 1 April 2003 Executive non-departmental public body 
			 General Social Care Council 14,310 October 2001 Executive non-departmental public body 
			 Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board 6,742 1 April 2003 Executive non-departmental public body 
			 Dental Vocational Training Authority 281 Before 1998 To merge with the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board by 1 April 2006 
			 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority 62,970 1 April 2003 Executive agency 
			 National Institute for Clinical Excellence 29,894 1 April 1999 Merged on 1 April 2005 to become the National Institute for Health and Clinical 
			 Health Development Agency — 2000 Excellence, a special health authority 
			 National Patient Safety Agency 28,618 July 2001 Special health authority 
			 National Clinical Assessment Authority — 2001 Merged with the National Patient Safety Agency on 1 April 2005 
			 Health Protection Agency 228,600 1 April 2003 Executive non-departmental public body 
			 Public Health Laboratory Service — Before 1998 Merged with the Health Protection Agency on 1 April 2005 
			 National Radiological Protection Board — Before 1998 Merged with the Health Protection Agency on 1 April 2005 
			 National Institute for Biological Standards and Control 19,739 Before 1998 To merge with Health Protection Agency by 1 April 2006 
			 National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse 11,510 1 April 2001 Special health authority 
			 National Blood Authority 401,700 Before 1998 To merge by 1 October 2005 to become  NHS Blood and Transplant, a special health 
			 UK Transplant 13,572 2000 authority 
			 NHS Litigation Authority 14,095 1995 Special health authority 
			 Family Health Services Appeal Authority — Before 1998 Merged with NHS Litigation Authority on 1 April 2005 
			 NHS Information Authority HSCIC 42,900 1999 Reformed to become the Health and Social 1/2 Care Information Centre, a special health authority with some functions transferred to 1/2 NHS Connecting for Health, an Executive 
			  NCFS 115,230  Agency 
			 NHS Modernisation Agency NILSI 80,000 2001 Some functions to be transferred into the NHS Institute for Learning, Skills and Innovation, a 
			 NHSU  2002 special health authority, by July 2005 
			 NHS Appointments Commission 5,981 1 April 2001 Executive non-departmental public body (subject to primary legislation) 
			 Prescription Pricing Authority 75,606 Before 1998  
			 Dental Practice Board 23,062 Before 1998 To merge by 1 October 2005 to become the 
			 NHS Pensions Agency 22,066 Before 1998 NHS Business Services Authority, a special 
			 NHS Courier Fraud and Security Management 14,897 2003 health authority 
			 Service
			 NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency 22,081 1 April 2000 Executive agency 
			 NHS Logistics Authority 70,658 2000 Future status subject to market testing exercise 
			 Retained Organs Commission — 2001 Dissolved in 2004 
			 NHS Direct 161,900 1 April 2004 To move outside the arm's length body sector 
			 NHS Professionals 31,000 1 January 2004 To move outside the arm's length body sector 
			 NHS Estates 1,000 1997 To be dissolved by 1 October 2005 
			  1,779,923   
		
	
	(12) The 2005–06 budget figures are based on recurrent operating costs, excluding capital charges but including income from other sources, such as fee income, as well as Department of Health funding.
	(13) Includes the Human Tissue Authority.

Housing

David Drew: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average house price was in each Gloucestershire local authority in the last year for which statistics are available.

Yvette Cooper: House price data at a local authority level for England and Wales are available from HM Land Registry and published on an annual basis on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website. The latest available annual data are for 2004.
	
		
			 Gloucestershire Median price (£) 
		
		
			 Cheltenham 170,000 
			 Cotswold 228,000 
			 Forest of Dean 148,975 
			 Gloucester 130,000 
			 Stroud 170,000 
			 Tewksbury 165,000 
		
	
	Source:
	HM Land Registry
	These data are published on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website at:
	http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm housing/documents/page/odpm house 609382.xls